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December 27th, 2013: Denjin Zaborgar aka Karate-Robo Zaborger

Dec27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a TV Show, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Robots, Sci-Fi, Spoof, Superheroes, Tokatsu Tagged "...years later...", bad taste, brothers, cops, corrupt politicians, cyborg, father-daughter relationship, father-son relationship, giant robot, goofy monster suit, gore, Hiroyuki Wantanabe, homage, Japan, karate, motorcycle, Naoto Takenaka, Nikkatsu, Noboru Iguchi, scientists, sins of the father, transformable robot, twins

June 30th, 2013: Dinosaurus! (1960)

Jun30 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Dinosaurs, Independent, Kaiju, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, Stop Motion Animation Tagged annoying children, Brontosaurus, capitalists, Carribbean, cavemen, comedic alcoholic, construction workers, corrupt politicians, Drive-In, ethnic stereotype, evil businessman, Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., island, Jack H. Harris, kennito, kenny, komedy, low-budget, matinee, Odious Comic Relief, Science!, sexism, steam shovel, T-Rex

February 14th, 2013: Simon, King of the Witches

Feb14 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Cults, Drama, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, Witches Tagged addiction, Andrew Prine, cash-in, corrupt politicians, D.A., Drive-In, drug addict, flashback, it's not over, low-budget, rip-off, teens, time loop, warlock, witch

February 12th, 2013: Mitchell (1975)

Feb12 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Cops, Crime, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged Allied Artists, Andrew V. McLaglen, cash-in, children of famous people, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, double cross, Drive-In, drug dealers, drug smugglers, drugs, grindhouse, helicopter, heroin, Hoyt Axton, incompetent cops, it's not over, Jerry Hardin, Joe Don Baker, John Saxon, Linda Evans, low-budget, Martin Balsam, maverick, maverick cops, Merlin Olsen, mobsters, murder, rip-off

November 2nd, 2012: Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Nov2 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Crime, Espionage, Event Film, Hit Man, Indy, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Spaghetti Western Tagged Antonio Banderas, Cheech Marin, children of famous people, CIA, Columbia Pictures, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, corruption, Danny Trejo, Day of the Dead, Dimension Films, double cross, Enrique Inglesias, Eva Mendes, homage, Johnny Depp, mariachi, Mexico, Mexico City, Mickey Rourke, Pedro Armendariz Jr., revolution, Robert Rodriguez, Ruben Blades, Salma Hayek, Troublemaker Studios, Willem Dafoe

October 19th, 2012: The Constant Gardener

Oct19 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Espionage, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Thriller Tagged "ripped from the headlines", activists, Africa, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Bill Nighy, Britain, children of famous people, China, co-production, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, corruption, cover-up, Danny Huston, double cross, Fernando Meirelles, Focus Features, Germany, John Le Carre, Kenya, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, UK Film Council

September 25th, 2012: His Girl Friday

Sep25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Black and White, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Remake, Romance, Screwball, Workplace Tagged asshole reporter, Ben Hecht, Cary Grant, Columbia Pictures, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, ex-husband, ex-wife, falsely accused, Howard Hawks, interrupted execution, it's not over, John Qualen, lady reporter, National Film Registry, newspaper, pardon, Ralph Bellamy, reporter, Rosalind Russell

July 1st, 2012: Wild in the Streets (1968)

Jul1 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Dark Future, Movie of the Day, Satire, Sci-Fi Tagged AIP, Barry Shear, Barry Williams, before they were famous, Bill Mumy, Bobby Sherman, cameos, children of famous people, concentration camp, corrupt politicians, Dick Clark, double cross, Drive-In, Ed Begley, generation gap, Hal Holbrook, it's not over, James H. Nicholson, Larry Bishop, Les Baxter, LSD, Millie Perkins, musical interlude, musicians, old men, Paul Frees, Peter Tork, political group, politician, revolution, Richard Pryor, Robert Thom, Samuel Z. Arkoff, secret police, Senator, Shelley Winters, teens, Walter Winchell

January 28th, 2012: Foxy Brown

Jan28 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in Action, Blaxploitation, Crime, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Sequel, Unofficial Sequel Tagged AIP, Antonio Fargas, Black Power, Bob Minor, castration, cops, corrupt politicians, corruption, double cross, dragon lady, Drive-In, drug dealers, drugged, drugs, grindhouse, H.B. Haggerty, Harry Halcombe, Jack Hill, Jon Cedar, low-budget, Pam Grier, Peter Brown, pilots, propeller as weapon, prostitutes, rednecks, Sid Haig, Terry Carter, undercover, unsual weapon container, vigilantes, Willie Hutch

November 22nd, 2011: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Nov22 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Political Thriller, Satire, The Original, Thriller Tagged Angela Lansbury, assassination attempt, brain washing, China, Communism, controlling mother, corrupt politicians, dream sequence, Frank Sinatra, George Axelrod, Henry Silva, Janet Leigh, John Frankenheimer, Korean War, Lawrence Harvey, mother, nightmares, patsy, politician, repressed memories, Richard Condon, Soviet Union, suicide, U.S. Army, Washington D.C., Whit Bissell

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